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Black Country Hammer Fest athletes

Black Country HammerFest - putting throwers at the middle of the circle

We recently caught up with Matt Sutton, founder of Black Country Hammer Fest, to learn about organising event specific competitions.
Graphic showing athlete successes in September

September 2024: Performance round up

Now the 2024 track and field season has drawn to a close, let’s look back on all the athletics and running action from September. The Paralympic Games in Paris concluded the 2024 track and field season in style, and England athletes have seen success on the roads and in the mountains and the delayed National Cross Championships kick started the cross country season! 
Peter Stanley coaching at Delhi . Photo by Gary Mitchell

Peter Stanley: 1954-2024

England Athletics is saddened to hear of the passing of distinguished coach Peter Stanley. We send our sincere condolences and love to Peter's wife Christine and his family and friends.
Ethan Walsh

Ethan Walsh: 1997-2024

England Athletics is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of previous England pole vault medallist, Ethan Walsh.
Dan Pembroke javelin at Paris paralympics

Podcast #67: Dan Pembroke's Paralympic and world record glory

"It's phenomenal, I can't believe it," says Great Britain's Dan Pembroke after winning his second Paralympic F13 javelin title in Paris, obliterating the world record in the process. Listen to the podcast telling his story.

Hannah Cockroft wins her ninth Paralympic Gold! Days 8-10 at the Paralympic Games

This weekend saw the final few days of the Paralympic Games and what a way to end. Hannah Cockroft won her ninth Paralympic Gold, with Didi Okoh winning bronze in a dramatic T63 100m final on the penultimate day. Whilst Isaac Towers and Zac Skinner unfortunately missed out on the podium. The final day saw the men's and women's Paralympic marathon, where we saw David Weir's final race for ParalympicsGB.
World Para Athletics Championships - Dan Pembroke

Dan Pembroke demolishes world record! Days 6-7 at the Paralympic Games

Days six and seven at the Games saw Dan Pembroke break the world record and become Paralympic champion with Anna Nicholson claim bronze.
Universal Relay team at Tokyo Paralympics

Paralympic factoid: universal relay

Our Olympic teams won a medal in every relay event. But did you know there is just one special relay event at the Paris Paralympic Games? It's called the Universal 4x100 relay and features four athletes (2 male and 2 female) with different classifications.
Jonathan Broom-Edwards at Tokyo Paralympic Games

Jonathan Broom-Edwards: Reigning Paralympic champion hoping to leap high in Paris

We recently caught up with Jonathan at our Senior Championships in Birmingham as he made final preparations ahead of the upcoming Paralympic Games.
August 2024 performance round up graphic

August 2024: Performance round up

Whilst the world’s best athletes have been competing in Paris at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there has also been lots of action at our two track and field internationals, on the roads and in the mountains. Look back on all these events in our August performance round up.